Education Mission

The Education Department at the New-York Historical Society offers a wealth of resources and learning opportunities designed to make history come alive!

Education programs are made possible through endowments established by the National Endowment for the Humanities and The Hearst Foundations. Public funds are provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The New-York Historical Society is grateful to the generous supporters of its educational initiatives, including the New York Life Foundation, the Emilie Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation, the Barker Welfare Foundation, Goldman Sachs Gives, The Macy’s Foundation, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, The Joseph C. and Clare F. Goodman Memorial Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, The Angela and Scott Jaggar Foundation, The C. Jay Moorhead Foundation, and The William T. Morris Foundation.

Education

Invite us into your classroom and we will engage your students in close observation and rigorous analysis using artifacts, images, maps and documents from the New York Historical Society’s amazing collections.

Our social studies enrichment program sends a museum educator into your class every month over the course of the school year, delivering hands-on, interactive social studies programs that align with the Social Studies Scope and Sequence and Common Core Learning Standards for grades Pre-K-5, 7, 8, and 11. Our 11th grade programs will help to prepare your students for the U.S. History Regents exam.